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By Jan RahnManaging Editor Chamber’s monthly business spotlight for the month of April focused on Valley Bank and Trust—a downtown Grant business with five employees providing full service banking. Don Softley, president of the Grant branch, gave a...

By Jan RahnManaging Editor With some bills finished, some advanced, and some sitting and spinning, the 102nd Legislature continues to wind its way toward the end of the 90-day session which is scheduled for June 8. During Tuesday’s teleconference, Sena...

By Jan RahnManaging Editor News from the Legislature mid-April at least gives the board and administration of Perkins County Schools a heads-up in planning the upcoming school year with fewer dollars to work with in terms of state aid—something everyone...

By Jan RahnManaging Editor A new project is in preliminary stages at the Perkins County Senior Center in Grant. The board recently made a decision to expand the kitchen on the premises at 420 Central to cook daily meals. Come July 1, the current catering ...

Grant was recognized by the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation a a Tree City USA community for its commitment to urban forestry. Grant has earned this designation for 15 years. The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation ...

Plan to attend the 6th annual Spring Fun Fest this Saturday, April 30 from 7:30 a.m. to 3p.m. MDT at the Keith County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall located at 1100 West 3rd St. and sponsored by the Ogallala First United Methodist Church. Once again, the Waffl...

Lynn Rinehard, director of the Frenchman Valley Riders Chapter W, announced that a Morotcycle Safety Day will be held in Imperial on Saturday, April 30. Topic to be covered include motorcycle history, helmet information, insurance compared on riders’ ne...

The North Platte Community College music and art departments will present a free spring concert and art showing at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at McDonald-Belton Theater. The art showing will feature works of NPCC students under the direction of Art Instruc...

By Larry Pritchett
Past PCHS Activities Director
The NBA playoffs are going and boy are they exciting. I can’t believe that I thought that the NBA wasn’t fun to watch. Most of the first round games have been really close and there has been grea...

By Jan RahnManaging Editor Michael York led the Plainsmen in bringing home four first place pieces of hardware from the Chase County Invite in Imperial on April 19. The Perkins County High School senior took the championship slot in 110 high hurdles, 300...

By Jan RahnManaging Editor The boys and girls track teams from Perkins County Schools brought home 25 medals from the Panther Invitational on April 21 in Hershey. Taking the championship individually was Ashley Kemling in the 800 meter run with a time of ...

Perkins County golfers had another outstanding day on the course as they hosted their invitational on Tuesday, April 19 and took top honors among 12 teams with 354 points. Individually, eight Perkins County golfers finished in the top 20. Senior Zac White...

Board members of the Tuesday morning Ladies Golf League have announced the kick-off for the 2011 season. Beginning Tuesday, May 17 at 9 a.m., all members are encouraged to be at the clubhouse for the beginning of play. The board will serve as hostes...

By Elizabeth StrandSports Writer The Wallace Invite, originally set for Tuesday April 19, was held on Thursday, April 21 in Sutherland with nine schools competing. The weather was cool in the morning, but the sun emerged by the end of the day and o...

Perkins County High School music students took part in District Music Contest at Sutherland High School on Monday, April 18. The contest was delayed from the previous Friday due to an area snowstorm. Director Sheila Johnson commended the students on the...

Zac White, a senior at Perkins County High School, has been selected as April 2011 Senior of the Month. White has been very active in scholastics and extracurricular activities throughout his high school career. He has been a member of National Honor Soci...

Due to the fact that one extra dismissal day built into the school calendar still remains, the last day of school for K-8 students will be moved up to May 17th with normal dismissal time. The last day for high school students will be moved up to May 18t...

Kids at the Easter egg hunt held in the Wallace Park received assistance from the high school FCCLA. Members include (Above photo, front row, l-r): Jaclyn Nelson, Paige Aylward, Danica Messersmith, Lane Swedberg, Haley Storm. Back row: Easter bunny (Jacks...